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Child care gets a boost in the new federal spending law, but advocates say it isn't enough

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 27, 2024
They say programs designed to help low-income families are only reaching a fraction of those eligible.
"We got this $1 billion increase that's going to help the [child care] programs that exist, but we need so much more," said the Century Foundation's Julie Kashen.
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Without federal subsidies, child care providers contemplate raising rates, and parents are worried

by Stephanie Hughes
Nov 20, 2023
Everyone's adjusting now that pandemic-era federal subsidies have ended.
With pandemic relief funding gone, day care centers are considering raising their rates.
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Phasing out of pandemic-era federal aid for child care sparks alarm

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 22, 2023
A new report warns that the looming withdrawal of pandemic-era aid for childcare could hurt children and families.
More than 70,000 child care programs will likely close after they lose their federal pandemic aid, according to a recent report from the Century Foundation.
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Child care is about to get even more expensive as pandemic funds end

by Samantha Fields
Aug 17, 2023
Already, child care inflation is running nearly double the rate of overall inflation.
When pandemic funding runs out in September, experts expect even higher costs for child care.
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